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October 1971. When,
under the authenticité
policy of the
early 1970s,
Zairians were
obliged to
adopt "authentic"
African names rather than
European monikers...
-
Linafoot and the
national team. The
organisation was
previously named the
Zairian ****ociation
Football Federation (French: Fédération Zaïroise de Football...
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announced his
intention to "radicalize the
Zairian revolution". The
businesses that
Mobutu had just
handed over to
Zairians were in turn
nationalized and placed...
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Zairian Socialist Party (French:
Parti Socialiste Zaïrois) was a
Zairian political party,
based in exile. The
general secretary of the
party was Betou...
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region because of the
sympathizing locals and the
disorganization of the
Zairian military (Forces Armées Zaïroises, or FAZ).
Travelling east from Zaire's...
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years of war and underfunding. The
FARDC has been a mix of the
former Zairian armed forces,
integrated rebel groups from the
Second Congo War, and militias...
-
totalitarian rule and
corrupt policies allowed the
Zairian state to decay,
evidenced by a 65%
decrease in
Zairian GDP
between independence in 1960 and the end...
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supported by the
Rwandan Patriotic Front, took the city
defended by the
Zairian Armed Forces (FAZ)
which was
loyal to
President Mobutu Sese Seko. Before...
- of the
Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). From 1971 to 1997, it was
known as the
Zairian Air
Force (Force Aérienne Zaïroise, or FAZA). FAC
currently possesses numerous...
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Kpama Baramoto Kata (born Yakoma, 1947) was a
general of the
Zairian Forces Armées Zaïroises. He was
Mobutu Sese Seko's brother-in-law, and
served as...
